Why it works
Four things make TaiBoli work, a real syllabus, a tutor of their own, games that do the practising, and a design built for diaspora families.
A real syllabus, curated by curriculum designers
Not a word list dressed up as an app, a real school scope and sequence. Your child moves up only when they're ready, and each level is about a school year of learning. Seven levels, first words to fluent.
| Level | Reading & grammar | Speaking & everyday themes |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation | Vocabulary through rhymes, stories, and games | First words and songs |
| Level 1 | The vowels; core vocabulary, family, colours, food, animals, seasons, numbers to 20 | A day in the life: greetings, routines, hobbies, school, telling time |
| Level 2 | The consonants; reading simple words; adjectives and opposites; numbers to 30 | Past tense and possessives; birthdays, the market, asking questions |
| Level 3 | Matras; reading sentences and first books; nouns, verbs, adjectives, singular/plural | Future tense; shopping and trips; formal vs. informal speech |
| Level 4 | Reading comprehension and fluency; advanced verbs and adjectives; possessives and obliques | Introducing themselves, telling stories, reciting poetry; professions and emotions; perfect tenses |
| Level 5 | Longer comprehension; pronouns, command verbs, advanced tenses | School life, chores, daily routines; nuanced feelings |
| Level 6 | Critical reading and a book club; spiral revision of all grammar | Real scenarios, doctor, travel, health, technology, plus debate and role-play |
Listening, speaking, and reading, in Roman or Devanagari, come with every plan. Writing Devanagari on a keyboard (the skill assessments like STAMP 4S require), plus the formal writing strand, are the Script Track add-on.
A tutor of their own, the holy grail of learning
For decades, the most effective way for a child to learn has been a personal tutor: Benjamin Bloom found a tutored child can outperform 98% of a regular classroom. The only catch was cost, and AI finally changes that.
It's one-to-one and adapts in real time, faster on a good day, gentler on a hard one. It listens to your child speak and gives real feedback, not just ticks. And it's endlessly patient: it never says "wrong," knows them by name, and becomes someone they look forward to.
Games that do the practising
A whole library of games handles the repetition between lessons, and each one quietly adjusts to your child.
Using spaced repetition, words come back right before they'd be forgotten; the difficulty eases when your child struggles and ramps up when they're flying. No levels, no grind, just practice that happens to be fun.
Built for diaspora families
Want to go deeper on culture? That's what Culture Companion is for.
Walk through a week with TaiBoli.
Sessions, games, and the weekly family activity, here's how it all fits together.